YouTube ad blocker with 11 million installations with possible backdoor

Adblock for YouTube has over 11 million installations. However, it can inject script code into any page uncontrollably.
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Chrome Ad Blocker with 10M+ Installs Found with Dormant Script Injection Capability

Island found dormant JavaScript injection paths in Adblock for YouTube, a Chrome extension with 10M+ installs, raising ...
MUO on MSN

I asked Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini to build Chrome ad-blockers — YouTube exposed all their worst instincts

Turns out "build me an ad-blocker" is a personality test for AI ...
TechRepublic

Chrome Add-On Caught Stealing Amazon Commissions

A Chrome extension posing as an Amazon ad blocker was caught hijacking affiliate links in the background, redirecting commissions without user consent. A Chrome browser extension advertised as a way ...
ZDNet

uBlock Origin Lite has finally arrived for Safari - with one important caveat

The uBlock Origin Lite ad blocker extension has arrived for Safari. This extension is much better at blocking ads than most built-in blockers. Make sure to install the official extension -- we have ...

Chrome's next update will kill your adblocker - and make the web less safe

Chrome's next update will kill your adblocker - and make the web less safe ...